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John Humphrey1828–?

Name
John Humphrey
Given names
John
Surname
Humphrey
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Birth 1828 32 28
 Hadlow, Kent, England

Baptism 19 March 1828
 Hadlow, Kent, England

History 1829 (Age 12 months)
 

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.
Birth of a brother 1830 (Age 2)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

younger brother - George Humphrey
History 1830 (Age 2)
 

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).
Birth of a sister 1832 (Age 4)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

younger sister - Jane Humphrey
History 1832 (Age 4)
 

Note: First Reform Bill: adds 10 pound/year householders to the voting rolls and reapportions Parliamentary representation much more fairly, doing away with most rotten and pocket boroughs. Adds 217,000 voters to an electorate of 435,000.
Baptism of a sister 31 July 1832 (Age 4)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

younger sister - Jane Humphrey
History 1833 (Age 5)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act.
Birth of a brother 1834 (Age 6)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

younger brother - Richard Humphrey
History 1834 (Age 6)
 

Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down.
Baptism of a brother 19 February 1834 (Age 6)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

younger brother - Richard Humphrey
Birth of a sister before 16 October 1835 (Age 7)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

younger sister - Pierce Elizabeth Humphrey
Baptism of a sister 16 October 1835 (Age 7)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

younger sister - Pierce Elizabeth Humphrey
Birth of a sister before 11 September 1837 (Age 9)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

younger sister - Caroline Humphrey
History 1837 (Age 9)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
Baptism of a sister 11 September 1837 (Age 9)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

younger sister - Caroline Humphrey
History 1838 (Age 10)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
Birth of a brother 2 November 1839 (Age 11)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

younger brother - James Humphrey
History 1839 (Age 11)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
Baptism of a brother 16 November 1839 (Age 11)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

younger brother - James Humphrey
History 1840 (Age 12)
 

Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort.<br />Penny post started.<br />S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph.<br />Grammar Schools Act.
Census 6 June 1841 (Age 13)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

Address:
Cuckoo Lane
Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - William Humphrey - Hadlow

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
William Humphrey40MAg LabY
Jane Humphrey4FY
Frances Humphrey14FY
John Humphrey13MY
George Humphrey10MY
Pierce Humphrey5FY
Caroline Humphrey3FY
James Humphrey1MY

Notes: Jane (wife)'s age on census appears as "4", but she is listed directly after William and before daughter Frances (14), so it can be certain that is an error, and should be "40"

History 1842 (Age 14)
 

Note: Chartist Riots.<br />Copyright Act.<br />Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.
History 1849 (Age 21)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 22)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
Death of a mother 17 February 1851 (Age 23)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

mother - Jane Pierce
Census 30 March 1851 (Age 23)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

Address:
Parkers Green
Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - William Humphrey - Hadlow

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
William HumphreyHeadW56MAgricultural LabourerKent, Hadlow
Edward HumphreySonW30MSeller of YeastKent, Hadlow
John HumphreySonU23MAgricultural LabourerKent, Hadlow
George HumphreySonU21MAgricultural LabourerKent, Hadlow
Elizabeth HumphreyDaughter15FKent, Hadlow
Caroline HumphreyDaughter13FKent, Hadlow
James HumphreySon11MKent, Hadlow
Edward HumphreyGrand Son7MScholarKent, Tonbridge

Notes: Elizabeth was registered as "Pierce Elizabeth". The grandson Edward is the son of Edward (age 30) who had recently been widowed.

History 1851 (Age 23)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 25)
 

Note: Crimean War.
History 1855 (Age 27)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 29)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 30)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
History 1861 (Age 33)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 34)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 36)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 39)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic.<br />Second Reform Bill: enfranchises many workingmen, adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in England and Wales. (Disraeli's legislation)
History 1869 (Age 41)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 41)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 42)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 43)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
Death of a father 30 November 1875 (Age 47)
 Tonbridge, Kent, England

father - William Humphrey
History 1876 (Age 48)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 49)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 51)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 52)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 54)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 55)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 56)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 57)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 58)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 59)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 61)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
History 1897 (Age 69)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 70)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 71)
 

Note: Boer war.
History 1901 (Age 73)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 75)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 76)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 77)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
History 1914 (Age 86)
 

Note: The Great War (World War I).
History 1916 (Age 88)
 

Note: Easter Rising in Dublin.
History 1917 (Age 89)
 

Note: Russian Revolution.
History 1918 (Age 90)
 

Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised.
History 1922 (Age 94)
 

Note: Irish Free State established.
History 1928 (Age 100)
 

Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men).
History 1936 (Age 108)
 

Note: Spanish Civil War.
History 7 July 1937 (Age 109)
 

Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War).
History 1938 (Age 110)
 

Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich.
History 1 September 1939 (Age 111)
 

Note: The German invasion of Poland.
History 3 September 1939 (Age 111)
 

Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany .
History 10 June 1940 (Age 112)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France.
History 22 June 1941 (Age 113)
 

Note: German attack on the USSR.
History 7 December 1941 (Age 113)
 

Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour).
History 8 December 1941 (Age 113)
 

Note: America declares war on Japan.
History 11 December 1941 (Age 113)
 

Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America.
History 8 September 1943 (Age 115)
 

Note: Italy surrenders.
History 13 October 1943 (Age 115)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Germany.
History 19 April 1945 (Age 117)
 

Note: German forces in Italy surrender.
History 8 May 1945 (Age 117)
 

Note: Germany surrenders (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day).
History 2 September 1945 (Age 117)
 

Note: Japan surrenders (VJ Day, Victory over Japan Day).
DeathYes
 

Family with parents - View family
father
William Humphrey

Birth before 19 April 1795 22 15  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death 30 November 1875 Age: 80  Tonbridge, Kent, England

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5 years
mother
Jane Pierce

Birth 1800 29 23  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death 17 February 1851 (Age 51) Age: 50  Hadlow, Kent, England

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Marriage: 17 November 1816 — Shipbourne, Kent, England
-5 months
#1 elder brother
William Humphrey

Birth before 9 June 1816 21 16  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#2 elder sister
Alice Humphrey

Birth before 16 March 1819 23 19  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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22 months
#3 elder brother
Edward Humphrey

Birth before 28 January 1821 25 21  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death between April 1880 and June 1880 Age: 59  Tonbridge, Kent, England

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19 months
#4 elder brother
Thomas Humphrey

Birth before 1 September 1822 27 22  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death between January 1856 and March 1856 (Age 33)  Hadlow, Kent, England

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16 months
#5 elder sister
Elizabeth Humphrey

Birth 1824 28 24  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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1 year
#6 elder sister
Mary Ann Humphrey

Birth 1825 29 25  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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#7 elder sister
Sarah Elizabeth Humphrey

Birth 1825 29 25  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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20 months
#8 elder sister
Frances "Fanny" Humphrey

Birth before 3 September 1826 31 26  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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16 months
#9 himself
John Humphrey

Birth 1828 32 28  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#10 younger brother
George Humphrey

Birth 1830 34 30  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#11 younger sister
Jane Humphrey

Birth 1832 36 32  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#12 younger brother
Richard Humphrey

Birth 1834 38 34  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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21 months
#13 younger sister
Pierce Elizabeth Humphrey

Birth before 16 October 1835 40 35  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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23 months
#14 younger sister
Caroline Humphrey

Birth before 11 September 1837 42 37  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death between April 1903 and June 1903 Age: 65  Tonbridge R D, Kent, England

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2 years
#15 younger brother
James Humphrey

Birth 2 November 1839 44 39  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death 21 July 1910 Age: 70  Tonbridge, Kent, England

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
6 June 1841 (Age 13)  Hadlow, Kent, England Cuckoo Lane
Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - William Humphrey - Hadlow

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
William Humphrey40MAg LabY
Jane Humphrey4FY
Frances Humphrey14FY
John Humphrey13MY
George Humphrey10MY
Pierce Humphrey5FY
Caroline Humphrey3FY
James Humphrey1MY

Notes: Jane (wife)'s age on census appears as "4", but she is listed directly after William and before daughter Frances (14), so it can be certain that is an error, and should be "40"
30 March 1851 (Age 23)  Hadlow, Kent, England Parkers Green
Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - William Humphrey - Hadlow

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
William HumphreyHeadW56MAgricultural LabourerKent, Hadlow
Edward HumphreySonW30MSeller of YeastKent, Hadlow
John HumphreySonU23MAgricultural LabourerKent, Hadlow
George HumphreySonU21MAgricultural LabourerKent, Hadlow
Elizabeth HumphreyDaughter15FKent, Hadlow
Caroline HumphreyDaughter13FKent, Hadlow
James HumphreySon11MKent, Hadlow
Edward HumphreyGrand Son7MScholarKent, Tonbridge

Notes: Elizabeth was registered as "Pierce Elizabeth". The grandson Edward is the son of Edward (age 30) who had recently been widowed.

 

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